Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 474, the nomination of M. Patricia Smith to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read the nomination of M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor. Cloture Motion
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